Hickory Crawdads News

Minor League Teams Across Carolinas Unite for Storm Relief

13 Clubs Create Joint Gofundme Page to Aid Hurricane Florence Victims

September 21, 2018 2:27 PM ET

Hickory, NC- In the wake of Hurricane Florence that hit and devastated parts of South Carolina and much of North Carolina over the past week, thirteen Minor League Baseball teams in the two states are coming together to support and raise money for those victims in their states. The Asheville Tourists, Burlington Royals, Carolina Mudcats, Charleston RiverDogs, Charlotte Knights, Columbia Fireflies, Down East Wood Ducks, Durham Bulls, Greensboro Grasshoppers, Hickory Crawdads, Kannapolis Intimidators, Myrtle Beach Pelicans and Winston-Salem Dash announced today that they have created a joint GoFundMe page, raising funds for branches of the American Red Cross in affected areas of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Crawdads Corner: Takeaways from My First Year as Creative Services Specialist

From Videoboard to Theme Nights, the Payoff Worth the Months of Planning

By Ashley Salinas | September 19, 2018 9:34 AM ET

Welcome back to Crawdads Corner! My name is Ashley and I am the creative services specialist for the team. I am responsible for all our graphic design, marketing, and media relations. I grew up in San Francisco and went to San Diego State University where I majored in Marketing and Quantitative Economics. I just wrapped up my first season with the Crawdads after joining the team in November. This week I wanted to reflect on the season and some of the takeaways I had.

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2018 in Review: Another Winning Season for the 'Dads

Young Arms and Power Bats Propel 'Dads to Strong Second Half

By Ashley Salinas | September 19, 2018 9:18 AM ET

Welcome back to another edition of Crawdads Corner! Another season of Crawdads baseball flew by and wrapped up yesterday afternoon. While we didn't make the playoffs, it was certainly a fun season filled with a lot of memorable moments and some exhilarating tarp pulls.

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'Dads Fall 5-4 to Greensboro in Season Finale

Crawdads Finish 2018 with Winning Record

By Ashley Salinas | September 3, 2018 4:56 PM ET

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads closed out their 2018 season today against the Greensboro Grasshoppers. The 'Dads fell today 5-4 but finished the year with a winning record, going 70-68. The team had a strong second half, going 40-30 and stayed in playoff contention until the final weekend of the season.

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Crawdads Fall in Close Game to Greensboro

Huff and Middleton Have Multi-Hit Games

By Ashley Salinas | September 2, 2018 8:03 PM ET

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads fell to the Greensboro Grasshoppers 3-2 on Sunday evening.

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Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short as 'Dads Drop Game 2

Aparicio and Reed Homer in Loss

By Ashley Salinas | September 1, 2018 11:29 PM ET

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads fell to the Greensboro Grasshoppers 9-5 on Saturday night.

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'Dads Offense Hops on Greensboro For 11 Runs

Crawdads Keep Playoff Hopes Alive with 11-1 Win

By Ashley Salinas | September 1, 2018 12:02 AM ET

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads' bats exploded on Friday night as the 'Dads beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 11-1.

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Crawdads Fall in Series Finale

Pozo Legs Out Second Triple of Season

By Ashley Salinas | August 26, 2018 8:00 PM ET

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads fell 5-1 to the Lakewood BlueClaws in Sunday's series finale. The loss puts the 'Dads four and a half games behind the BlueClaws in the division race with eight games to play.

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Late Lakewood Rally Sinks Crawdads

Huff Hits Eighteenth Homer of Season in Loss

By Ashley Salinas | August 25, 2018 11:01 PM ET

Hickory, NC- The Crawdads lost to the Lakewood BlueClaws 11-2 on Saturday night. The 'Dads will try to even the four game series tomorrow night in the finale.

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'Dads Rally to Even Series Against Lakewood

Crawdads Take Game Two 5-3

By Ashley Salinas | August 24, 2018 10:50 PM ET

Hickory, NC- The Hickory Crawdads defeated the Lakewood BlueClaws 5-3 on Friday night to even the series.

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